What’s happening?
It’s 6am
The boardwalk is alive with activity
The sweeper is clearing joggers and lighting the way down the ramp
There is standing room only due to a tractor/truck traffic jam
Anna and Kane are already making coffees
I swam at 6.05 IN THE DARK with THIRTEEN (13) friends – no pictures of my swim because is was too dark!!
But the early start, in relatively warm 19 degree water, meant I was able to see the all inclusive B&B is not just for swimmers…..
Here is Jenn leading a controlled booty camp
Billy had time to show me a picture of his new mode of transport
Billy also tried to fix Bruce’s sore knee
While Clair gave me her report from yesterday’s 10km South Head Rough Water Race
(Bondi to Waton’s Bay).
Our Swedish Sarah “podium with Silver”, while Danny, Charlie, Mark, Jackson and Brendan (pictured near the south head lighthouse) swam magnificently all the way to the finish!!!
Well done guys!!!!
I caught this shot of Jenny, modelling her new wetsuit in pastel shades with a dash of orange
These 3 didn’t swim but just came to enjoy the B&B social interaction.
Gareth talked about his 4mths in the sub-continent including his near miss with the earthquake
Anna did the 6am booty camp
Corrine jogged Queenscliff to Shelly and then left us to talk to the boys.
Carel entertained us as he struggled into his wetsuit
Inge & Melise just wanted their photo to be on the blog
Rob ( I don’t swim on Mondays) wanted a photo with Annie (who swam early)
Table one discussed the foreign ministers boyfriend
Table 2 discussed everything else
While Nick downloaded Elaine’s fantastic underwater shots during today’s 7am swim
She saw four (4) cuttlefish
and a ball of Catfish.
Thanks Elaine
Have a great week ahead
Simon
15 comments
The Bishop
18/05/2015 at 12:17 pm
By ‘discussed the foreign ministers boyfriend’ you mean laughed at the picture of him asleep during question time….
Shelly
18/05/2015 at 12:39 pm
Great blog Simon !
actually if when you put your mouse over yesterday snoozer, it is call “Snoozing Panton” by lips no doubt..
Love you all
shelly
xoxoxo.
Rob
18/05/2015 at 1:18 pm
6am ’twas dark for sure!
at least Simon’s camera had the good sense to refuse to take snaps in the dark.
roger
18/05/2015 at 1:18 pm
Back-stretching Jenny’s runners are electric!
Anna McBold
18/05/2015 at 1:53 pm
Now THAT explains it! Thanks for pointing this out Roger. I feel much better now about my pace.
Jenny :)
18/05/2015 at 2:46 pm
great pic of the cuttle fish, it was so clear today. Just like swimming the Great Barrier Reef. 🙂
Lesbubbs
18/05/2015 at 2:52 pm
do you want to work in Manly?? There’s a job going at AVOKA (where I work) for a “Front End Developer”
Just imagine – you can go swimming / sit around with the A-team afterwards drinking coffee / then walk around the corner and be at work!! 🙂
Not sure my work email will show up in this comment but I will put it anyway… if not come and see me at swimming –
lcoulter@avoka.com (lcoulterATavokaDOTcom)
Jane
18/05/2015 at 3:04 pm
What on earth is a “Front End Developer”? Would it suit Al?
Lesbubbs
18/05/2015 at 3:18 pm
LOL well Al is very ‘front end’ 😉
…basically it is a ‘computer programmer’ of some sort…
Lesbubbs
18/05/2015 at 3:20 pm
The actual title of the role is even more complicated:
“Front-end Developer role with web application experience CSS/HTML/JavaScript – ideally with experience in AngularJS”
Lips
18/05/2015 at 3:23 pm
Fascinating. I thought it was something like plastic surgery.
Great blog Simon. I got jimbled this morning.
Lesbubbs
18/05/2015 at 3:40 pm
Where abouts?? a potential new nickname??
Lips
18/05/2015 at 3:56 pm
Shoulder. Kind of boring. I’ll stick with Lips for now.
LSA aka HKTQ
18/05/2015 at 5:04 pm
Lovely long weekend of blogs!
Lips, I tried sending comments 3 times to your blog, but each time the Vietnamese officials became suspicious and banned them. They’re very nervous about Triad activites here…
Lovely swimming in the ocean in Nha Trang, Vietnam…
Lips
18/05/2015 at 6:28 pm
Noted Sarah. Communication via blog comments isn’t safe anymore. I call you once you reach the Ecuadorian Embassy. Best of luck!